City Bike Tours —
Experience Germany's dream city
on two wheels
Discover the local lifestyle, hidden short-cuts that open up new vistas, and the prettiest spots in town — within and beyond the central UNESCO cultural heritage sites. Enjoy the town's most stunning views, and relax cycling through a tunnel of green leaves along the river.
The best way to get to know quirky quarters beyond the town centre is to explore them by bike. As well as the usual highlights, you will get to see the Wunderburg, with its rich brewing and market-gardening traditions, and the Hain quarter with late 19th century villas and the Hain park.
You will hear exciting stories from the history of the town, and find out more about Bamberg's beer and the town's most famous sons and daughters. And you will, of course, also have ample time to savour the views and take photographs.
City Bike Tours in Bamberg — Explore Bamberg TOWN
Tour route:
Tourist Information — Old Town Hall — Sandstrasse — Little Venice — St.Michael's Monastery —Alte Hofhaltung (Old Imperial Palace) — Cathedral — New Residence — Villa Concordia — Lock No. 100 — Hain park — Gärtnerstadt (Gardeners' Quarter) — University — Am Kranen (Historic quayside) — Tourist Information
| Distance: | 3 hours, 15 km. The route is flat, apart from the hills leading up to the cathedral and up to St. Michael's church. We will push the bikes up those. |
| Max. group size: | 15 participants |
| Meeting point: | Tourist Information |
| Dates & times: | April 9, 2012 to September 27, 2012. Tours every Monday and Thursday at 10.00 a.m. |
| Cost: | Tour only: €8 (under-eighteens accompanied by at least one parent: €4) Hire bikes: €8 for 3 hours (hire bikes must be booked in advance) |
| NB: | At these fixed times, the tour is given in German. If you would like to book a group tour in English, see the information on group bookings below. |
Group bookings:
Groups can book city tours at other times by arrangement.
Group rate (3 hours, max. 20 people, tour in english): €110
What you will miss out on if you don't "get on yer bike" in Bamberg:
- Seeing the town from a different angle — panoramic views from the Michelsberg
- Getting acquainted with the savoir-vivre of the locals — Living the good life in Franconia
- The feel of the wind in your hair, and the fun of covering more ground than on foot and seeing more of Bamberg than "just" the UNESCO world heritage areas